Book summaryOriginally published in 1960 as THE ARM OF FLESH, this novel has been re-titled CASSADA and is extensively revised. It's the story of a group of young American Air Force officers in a fighter squadron stationed in Germany after World War II. Cassada is a naive young newcomer, and James Salter--who was himself an Air Force pilot during the war--uses Cassada's innocence as a filter through which to depict in vivid detail the sometimes grim and dangerous realities of Air Force life. Media reviews"Only in the final third do things get going....In these last chapters, Salter's most compelling character--the villainous weather--comes to the fore, and the author finally releases some verbal tension....An instructive portrait of the flying life, but one that requires some patience to enjoy." |
CASSADAby Salter, JamesFirst edition
Book description: Washington DC: Counterpoint, 2001. First edition An uncorrected proof copy in plain tan wrappers of this novel based on his second novel THE ARM OF FLESH, but "rewritten completely" (from the foreword). Signed by Salter on the title page. Fine.
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